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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08

There is every indication of a big
lock out in the building trade at To-
ronUo, about May l, when agreements
entered into last year Regarding wages
will expire. Brcklayers and plaster
ers have already intimated that they
want an increase of wages. Employ
ers, who are thoroughly organized, ex-
press determination to refuse any
such demand.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08
Probate Order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, GO
COUNTY OF SHIAwAssEE.

STATE OF MICHIGAN,
COUNTY OF SHIAwAssEE.
Notice is hereby given that by an order of the
Probate Court for the County of Shiawassee made
on the 14th day of February, A. ID. 1887 six months
from that date allowed for creditors to present
their claims AGAINST the estate OF Jane Byery, late
of said County, deceased, are required to present
their claims TO said Probate Court at the Probate
Office in the City of Corunna, for examination and
allowance on or before the 18th day of August next
and that such claims will be be heard before said
Monday, the 18th day of August next at ten
o'clock In the forenoon of each Of those days.
Dated, the 18th day of February, A. D., 1887
A. A. HARPER, Judge of Probate
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08

There must be large scmi-fashion-
able floating population around New
York during the summer season. All
over the harbor and up tho sound as far
as Greenwich you will find yachts. vary
ing from $500 sloops to $4,000 schoon-
ers, anchored in quiet bights and inlets,
and serving as lodgings for their
owners and their owners families. On
the larger vessels men and women live,
sailing from place to place as the humor
catches them. On the smaller ones
bachelor parties hold merry revel.
These latter are nearly always young
men in business in the city. who attend
to their occupation by day. and go
cruising from Saturday till Monday.
Many of these merely lease yacht for
the season. They keep the pantry full
of cold meats and easily prepared cam
ned stuff and take their ablc-bodied
meals ashore. One seaman serves to
help them sail their craft and take care
of it when they are in the city. 1t does
not cost them much, if anything, more
than to pay room rent and board
ashore. and they have great deal
more fun when tine temperature is high.
N Y Neye
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08
BuckIen's ArnIca SaIye.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores
letter, chappec hands, chilblains, CONS, tnt
all skin eruptions, and positively cures pile.
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed tC
give perfect satisfaction, or monev refunded
Price rs cents per box
For sale by Parkill & sor.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08
Ugly and Hateful.

but Il couldn't help it. Everything
went wrongEwith me, and I thought
/ hadn't friend in the world; dys-
pepsia causedlthis, and for months ]
couldn't eat anything, and just suffer
ed in misery till l used Sulphur Bit
tiers. Three bottles cured med.
Lewis. az Bowdon Street, Boston,
Mass.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08
a VALUABLE DISCOVERY.

VIM. Johnson e. Co., Chemists, I6I Jef.
ferson Avenue, prepare Compound Extract
OF Sarsaparilla, for purifying the blood, which
excels anything oft the kind heretofore in USE
The preparation is compounded with great
care from we'll known vegetable materials
and is not one of those secret cure alls
which are flooded through the country by
quack druggists. -Dehoil Free Press 1861.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08

Descriptive circulars free. Agents are re.
porting 10 to 20 sales per day. Outfits 81.
Address PEOPLES PUB. Co., 10 Washing.
ton ST., Chicago Any person sending us
the names of 1--WE agents and 25 cents in
stamps. will receive by mail. copy of
Wocestcrs Pocket Dictionary, worth 90
cents
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08

The buzz-saw has an off hand way with
new acquaintance.
How much older is a ''ripe old age''
than .'green old age?"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08
An Imaginative Youth.

The power of imagination is aptly il
Illustrated by an incident which recently
occurred in Washington. A well-known
society lady accompanied by her little
son visited the panorama of the battle
of Bull Run. The child seemed perfect
ly infatuated with the scenes spread be-
fore him, and it was with difficulty that
mis- mother finally persuaded him to
leave. All the way home he remained
unusually silent, making no comment
whatever upon the panorama from
which he had found it so difficult to
part. When supper was served the lit
tie fellow took his seat at the table, but
refused to partake of the meal. Finally,
in response TO his mothers anxious So
licitations as to the cause of this lack of
appetite, he suddenly slipped down
from his chair, eXclaiming: TO tell
the truth, mother, can't eat, for the
odor of those dead horses and soldiers
on the battlefield just made me sick. ="
WASHINGTON Cdpital
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08

The most attractive thing about tobog.
gan is a pretty girl.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08

A rousing demonstration-getling a
growing boy out of bed.
Speech is The golden harvest following
the Towering of thought.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-08
winter Exposure Causes Coughs,

winter Exposure Causes Coughs,
Colds, Pleurisy, Rheumatism, Pneumonia, Neural
gia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache and other all
ments, for which Benson's Capcine Pasters
admitted to be the best remedy Known. They
relieve aud cure in few hours when no other
application Is OF the least benefit. Endorsed by
5000 Physicians and Druggists. Begare Of imita-
tations under similar sounding names, such as
"Capsicum." "Capsicin" or "Capsicine." fsk .fcr
Bensoas and take others. Examine carefully
when you buy. All druggists.
SEABURY 4 JOHNSON, Proprietors, New York.
RLpMC on James River, Va, in CIARRMoNT
IhhmO CoLoNy. illustrated circular free.
IF. MANCHA, Claremont, Virginia.
ZINE INSTANTANE0US 8 K 10 PHOTOS
l. Mounted, OF Large Steamers and Vessels in
motion. Set of seven, So 90; two for 81 90.
Melendy g. Packard, Manitowoc, Wis.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-08
A Surprising Reception.

Book Agent am offering to this
pul'lse a new work, the Encyclopedia
Universal. Eternal, only fine
Omaha Man--Come in, sir. Don't
stand there in the hot sun.
IL guess you didn't understand.
] ar selling"
Certainly. There, take that seat BY
the window. | am delighted 10 see
You"
Permit me 10 xplain. This book,
glorious work, Is complete in forty-ilyo
volumes, at five dollars a volume, and
am the agent FOR it. "
81 am sorry you brought only one
volume. Can you get the rest soon?''
'-oh, yes. but r"
''By the way, there's the bell STAY
TO dinner, won't your"
IL beg pardon. This rs very
strange. Am awake or dreamlngp"
Yes. the house don't look very
pretty. does itp You see, this IL pri-
vaie lunatie asylum. and am one Of
The patients. - Omaha World
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-08
Cultivation of Asnaragua.

The best land for asparagus lisa dec
sandy loan, Any land that is mellow
and not lumpy, and free from stones
will answer; stones and Jumps max
the sprouts grow crooked and unmar
ketable. The land should be prepared
by previous tillage, so as to be quit,
free from conch grass and other weeds
and is prepared by blowing under ,
heavy dressing of manure early il
spring, after which the land is har
rowed and furrowed deeply with {
large two-horse pillow, running it two
or three times in the same furrow, anc
then shoveling out the loose loan with
long-handled shovels. This will leave
burrows about ten inches deep below
the average level of the field. The
burrows are made three and one hall
or four feet apart, and after MAKING
two burrows the cart is driven along
side to spread little fine manure n
the furrow, and then the plants are
set at one foot apart along the fur.
row, taking pains to point the heads OF
the plants in the direction of the row
This will tend to keep them from
spreading sideways, as they are apt to
when planted carelessly.
The plants are covered by the hoe
only an inch deep at first, so that thew
may start quickly. After planting two
rows, then two moro can be struck
out, or, if phosphate is used in the
furrow, the whole field can be strnck
out at once. But a manure cart can.
not be driven over such deep burrows
without destroying them. The object
IN setting the roots so deep is to allow
plowlng the whole surface of the field
over the tops Of the roots to destroy
weeds alter the plants are well estab-
lished. '"o
The plants are raised the year prev
ious by sowing seed in rows fifteen
inches apart and treating the plants
.hke onlons-that is hoe and weed tbon,
often. There is considerable dfF,r
ehce IN the varieties of the asparagus
used. After planting the ASPARAGUS
the ridges between the rows NAV be
painted with carrots or beets which
VIII not not, interfere with the asparagus,
ana Will pay for keeping the land
clean the first year. The second vaar
there should be nothing else grown
upon the land. In spring it sbould
receive good dressing of manure or
OF some standard fertilizer conta;nina
a liberal portion of potash. The snr.
lace should be plowed entirely over
with one horse pillow and then bar.
ing harrow. 0- ''''0o''-
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GENUINE CONTENT.
Good Men and Women who, Having
Nothing, Yet Have All"

poou men anu women VINO, Having
Nothing. Yet Have All"
| In one of the great cities of the
West which have sprung up into full
life in as many years as men take to
totter through babyhood, an old gray
house breaches the unusual lesson of
content to all passcrs-by. The street
on which it stands Is filled with solid
rows of massive banks and importing
houses, the most valuable property
In the city. Niched in between two
towering, splendid buildings are two
acres of ground, planted in grass, and
an old-fashioned garden, with cow
house and n plain little dwelling, such
as might be built for few hundred
dollars. 1t is the property of poor
man, who lives on moderate salary
earned by his daily labor. A few years
ago he bought three acres of this
ground for six dollars, and afterwards
sold enough to build home for himself
and his wife upon the rest of the lot.
He has been offered half Il million for
it. and refused.
Il have no children," was his an
SNtis nave an L Waut-e cOnfOft-
able home, easy work, enough for our
daily need. do not wish to be
rich"
Whatever we may think of his rea-
sons, or the wisdom or folly of his
course, there can be no doubt that he
has acquired something beyond all jew
els in value-content. If an honest
man be the noblest work God, a con-
tented man is assuredly the rarest.
There is an old story of a quizzical
Irish nobleman, who put up placard
on a field; "fhis meadow shall be given
to the man who can prove that he is
satisfied with his lot" But
ms soon as the applicant had proved
his content with his fortune, the Joker
asked him: Then what do you want
with my fieldp'
In actual life the contentel men and
women are those who are too much
occupied with work for others to re-
flect upon their own wants or TO culti-
Vate their own ambitions. Love fills
heir brains and busy hands, and they,
: having nothing, yet have all u
Youths Companion.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-08

The Government Of Colombia is
authorized 70 grant reward $50. 0o0
In silver TO evesy one who discov ers a
new merchsntablo article of export.
Under this law Senior Rafael Vauegas
has iiled two claims one for the dis
eorery and employment Of valuable
meaienal plant; the second for the
discovery that Wild cocoa trees exist in
profnsion ia the virgin forests which
stretch from thu waters OF the Affair
down to the River 6uyahero. II In
Fesiigation should prove the correct
ness Of this statement. il will throw
millions Of dollars annually into Colom-
.bia and place valuable article within
the reach Of many who are now de-
prived of the use Of il owing to the
price. N L. Poss.
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A few turkeys were sent to an H.
land in the Pacific Ocean where the,
had an abundance Of good food and
reproduced rapidly, but in II few year,
it was mott, ed that they did not attain
more than one-third the original size, n
result which is supposed to have beer
due to breeding in and in.
Friedrich froebel founded the first
kindergarten ut Blackenbur Thur.
tngia. in 1887 II became the model
Tor similar institutions In many parts
OF oermany and other countries. Tn.
name means child's garden or child .
school Froebels system was at first
regarded as dangerous. from the great
freedom allowed children. and Ia 1881
kindergarten established by his
nephew was closed by the Prussian
government. philadelphia Press.
1t may be noted as cheerful indi-
cation OF the signs of the times" and
Of the progress of the truth that the
japanese Gazette comedies the early
overthrow OF Buddhism before the di
vine forces of Christianity. 1t con-
fesses that the two can not exist at the
.ame time and in the same country
and that Japan may as well concludr
to accept the situation and march for
ward and upward. Ii viii be we'll for
her If. in the change, and under COM
petent Protestant advisers. she ayoidcs
many OF their mistakes. -Iqterior.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-08
Surprised Turks.

DIR Washburne, president Of the
American College at Constautinople
brought with him from the United
States one Of Edison's monographs,
which he exhibited to a company Of
Turks He talked into the orifice
aud the machine ground out Of It's vocal
unfoil long sentences In its squeaky
way The amalement of the specta-
tors ~as kept out II sight They pre-
tended that il WAS nc marvel 10 them
at MI. hut when the monograph spoke
In Turkish they could not contain
themselves any longer, and frankly adj
mi,ted that they could not understand
how the machine had learned the Ian.
guage 50 quickly. since IL had boon in
the country only two weeks s. S. Cor,
ia ionth's Companion
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-08
CONCERNING TlNFoIL..
A Mammoth Industry in Which Every TIC
bacao Consumer Is Interested

A Mammoth Industry in Which Every To
baooo Consumer Is Interested
what was that he threw awayP"
'sOh, only piece of tinfoi from his
tobacco"
Only piece of tinfoil. Did you
ever consider how large manufacture
Of that article, apparently of SO little
value. is carried onP VIII you believe
it when you are told that more than
100000 pounds of the foil are used
annually to cover the smoking and
chewing tobacco manufactured in the
United States alone. The method of
making il is interesting. The tin is Of
course first taken out of the mines, the
best of which for this purpose are in
Australia and the Dutch possessions OF
the East Indies. The metal is found
in veins or assures called lodes, though
it Ia also often found in dispersed
form in loose stones, which when
found continuously are called
streams. The rock containing the
ore is blasted with gunpowder and
carried to the stamping-mill, where il
is pounded and washed. II is next
smcltcd and the ,in run into blocks
containing from 200 to 400 weigh:
each This Is the condition in which
the metal is kept for ordinary use.
Two means are used to reduce il TO the
necessary thinness. The old manner
Of hammering by hand after FIRST being
cut is still used to a great extent BY
this process. however, only one surface
could be produced. aud TO obviate this
difficulty rolling mills were invented.
Prior ~ their invention nearly all the
tinfoii was imported, but their use has
completely revolutionized the trade.
The metal is now placed between two
heavy rollers. which gives 1t a finished
surface on both sides IL is then cut
into widths from twelve TO fifteen
inches. rolled upon wooden reels and
carried 10 cutting machines where il il
cut according to order. Ii is then
packed IN boxes of one hundred pounds
each. being laid in without pressure.
There Is another difference between the |
foil which is beaten and and that which !
Is rolled. The former is full Of small !
holes, but the foil to be used for to-
baecp wrappers must be airtight.-M |
H. Maj and Express
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-08
PRETTY TOUGH YARN.
How q Drowning Mariner Was Rescued
by an Accomplished Messmate.

by Accomplished Messmate.
Talking of life-preservers, said thu
truthful mariner, as he knocked thu
ashes out of his pipe. ''you remember
the old steamer Roustabout that uset
to run from Buffalo to Chicago. wa!
mate on her the year before she wa,
lost. We were about sixty miles on
from Chicago when Mike flanagan
who was doing something up on the
mast. fell, struck on his head on the
roof of the cabin and bounced clear
out into the lake. Well, the captain
he see him fall and he stopped and
backed that old Roustabout quicker II
you could say scat Mike went down
like plummet. for he was knocked
insensiblc, and l knowcd that there
was no use to heave life-prcserver for
him, so / jest hurried up the boys in
getting the boat down. although !
didn't expect il nd do much good.
We had Jim King on board passenger
from Chicago. You remember Jim
King. don't youp"
Cant say that l do" remarked a
bystander.
''Wen, Jim was champion quot
thrower in them days. He's dead
now, poor fellow but Jim was boss
on throwing quoits. | tell you quoi,s
were great game them days. Every
village had qnoit club. and the boys
on the farms used to throw hoss-shoes.
1t was somethin' like baseball is these
times. although l never could see as
much fun in baseball as l could see in
a good game o. quoits.
''Oh. come off," cried the inpatient
listener. What did Jim do, or did he
do any thing? Did the man drownp'
Now. don't be too fly. Whose tell
in this yarn?"
"Well, you don't seem 10 be-"
"Go on! Go on!' said the crowd.
''Well, you know. in quoits ring
err was when you put the quot round
the stake. 1t counted double. Well,
Jim, he picks up the round life-pre-
server, it's like a great big quot. you
know, and as the capp'n came running
aft, Jim he sings out: 'Capp'n, I'll
bet you five dollars that I'll make a
ringer on that man, if he comes up
within the length of this line"
''Bet you twenty dollars you can't"
said the capp'n.
Take you, said Jim, and just at
thet mint up hobs Mikes head about
sixty feet astern. jim threw, and I'll
be burned if that life-preserver didn't
go plump over on Mikes head clean
down on his shoulders, and there it
stuck. We got down the boat, and
when we got TO Mike he hadn't come
to yet and didn't for some time after.
He'd been goner if it hadn't been for
that ringer, although it took the skin.
often his nose"
did the captain pay the twenty
dollarsP'
Pay it? You jst bet he did And
Jim he handed it over to Mike and
Mike he blew it all in when he got to
Detroit. | wish some of it was here
now fur I'm mighty dry. Thanks.
don't mind if do. - Detroit Free Press.
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-Inefs is a watch IN Swiss mu-
scum only three-siNteenths of an inch
IN diane er, inserted in the top of =
pencil ease Its little dial not only in
dicatcs hours, minutes and seconds
but also days of the month.
In the City of Mexico every body
Ives over a shop. if the house be two
stories, or uses the lower floor for
s'abling the horses, quartering the
servants, &c. Even millionaires often
rent the ground door of their swell res
licences for business purposes - Boston
Badge'
The thistla. that notorious pest of
the agricultur,st. now covers extensive
tracts of country in Southern Chilli.
1t was introduced by an Englishman.
who imported bushol of the seed and
sowed it under TIE dclusion that il
would be valuable ms II fodder plant
A. J. Ledger.
The highest number of works ex
hibited in the Champs Elysees was in
1880 when the total was 1853. COM
prising 50i2 pictures and 73l sculpt
ares and medals. The grand total of
works of all kinds exhibited in the
salons since 1872 is "A. 4os. including
81, l47 pictures
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-08
AGRICULTURAL.
Devoted to the Interests Of Farmers
and Stockmen.
Horse Badish-HOw to Raise.

Horse-radish is an entirely hardy
plant, hence can be planted either in
fall or spring. The practice, however,
fs to plant in the spring; aud among
those who make the most OF their
land, and crop every foot as much as
it will carry, it is placed in the ground
for example, as a second crop. The
method is somewhat as follows: In the
fall-and it may be one oil the last
crops to lift and harvest, as II frost
does no. hurt it--Ill the young side
shoots taken off from the main or
market roots are selected for the next
springs planting These are cut into
pieces six inches long or 50, tied in
bundles, and slowed away in boxes to
keep fresh until wanted. 1t is said
that care should be taken that all are
planted small end down. Henderson
recommends that the top part be cut
off square, the bottom slanting, as
there then would be no difficulty st
planting time. In the spring, where
land is no object-or as we said before,
the fall will do-each set should be in
serted in the ground with a dibble, so
as to be just below the surface, the
hole being made perpendicular, and
the set made fast by back-thrust of
the dibble. If no other crop is to be
taken off, they may be set 10 inches
apart each way in hole 10 or II
inches deep. Ordin ry cultivation
during the summer will by fall give a
solid roo.--sometimes a half pound in
weight. As a second crop they are
lined between early cabbage and any
other vegetable. The crop of cabbage
for first use is generally about two feet
apart. Line out row every foot and
plano the cabbages every alternate
row; when through, plant the horse.
radish sets between. The early crop
will have become nearly ready for the
market before the horse radish makes
much of stir, and by the time the
cabbage or other crop comes off, and
the whole land is given up to horse
radish, the latter is ready to take hold,
and will bring nearly as good returns
as if given the entire land to perfect
in. OF course this double cropping
can only be done with good soil and
that which is well manfred. In all
cases where ordinary field cultivation
is depended on, one crop will probably
be the better. Mar large cities enor-
nous quantities of horse radish are
sold in the fall to men who make
business of putting up in bottles this
pleasant condiment, and shipping to
all parts. Formerly each family cut
up and grated its own as wanted. 1t
Is now put up in vinegar, but it will
not, however, keep very long, hence
it cannot be treated as ordinary
canned goods.
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bn' g special says: VIM G ,,vo,
, ,he' i a terrible death in the wards a.
.ne uepot. He went between tho o,n
70 uhconple them, and the eng;nea'
packed the train to facilitate tb n n ,neei
g iS aio signal was given to stop the en-.
SaS 'd d;sa began to back. Presently j,
WA WAS discovered that Galley had oangh :,
him 'o Io IN frog; the train had pushed
h hnn GOWN and the wheels ran nnou
n nun; cutting him to pieces and wr pon
whe s niS mutiated remains around the
and Isl His heart was torn from him
the track. "''ered along
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The emergency Of weather has
made every body solictous as To his
health A very young doctor was in
.iructing circle Of friends the other
night. telling them what, how, aud
when TO eat and drink. The medical
profession is agreed" he said, grandly,
"that chronic impairment of the d.
gestiye functions results from drinking
while one cats; it was never Intended
that Sold and liquid food should be
sent into the stomach together "Ac-
cordmg To that. Doctor" said a brigh.
young woman. bread and milk is a
terribly unwholesome dish2" The
doctor is still thinking about it
Buffalo Express.